What does arcane mean?
Definitions for arcane
ɑrˈkeɪnar·cane
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Princeton's WordNet
arcaneadjective
requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
"the arcane science of dowsing"
Wiktionary
arcaneadjective
Understood by only a few; obscure; requiring secret or mysterious knowledge.
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arcane
Arcane refers to something that is mysterious, secret, known or understood by very few people, often due to its complexity or obscurity. It is often used when discussing knowledge or information that requires specialized understanding or insider knowledge.
Webster Dictionary
Arcaneadjective
hidden; secret
Etymology: [L. arcanus.]
Anagrams for arcane »
carane
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of arcane in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of arcane in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of arcane in a Sentence
We're going to show that Tote knew the El Faro was a defective ship that they knowingly sent into the path of a hurricane. We'll be fighting to expose the Limited Liability act of 1851 as the backward and arcane law that it is.
We learned a lot about loyalty, we learned a lot about some very arcane rules in, obviously, both the Senate and in the House. So, it's been certainly, for me, it's been a very interesting experience.
Perhaps it was a twinkle in his eye, but Governor Pataki has said stated clearly and repeatedly that, but for our nation's arcane campaign finance laws, he could very well be a candidate for president right now.
We learned a lot about loyalty, we learned a lot about some very arcane rules in obviously both the Senate and in the House. So, it's been certainly, for me, it's been a very interesting experience.
We shut down 10,000 jobs with the Keystone Pipeline here in the United States of America and then they permitted the Russian pipeline to continue to be built that will threaten the heart of Europe's energy infrastructure and of course you were referring to the cyber attack on the Colonial Pipeline, president Trump and our team were very clear about what we would do in response to cyber attacks. We changed. It's a pretty arcane idea, but we changed the NSPM, the rules that permitted us to respond to these attacks. I hope that the Biden administration will use the tools that we provided.
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- غامArabic
- тайнствен, езотериченBulgarian
- arcà, secretCatalan, Valencian
- tajemnýCzech
- okkultDanish
- geheimnisvoll, obskur, geheimGerman
- μυστικός, απόκρυφοςGreek
- arkanaEsperanto
- misterioso, arcano, secretoSpanish
- arkaainenFinnish
- arcaneFrench
- arcaneIrish
- भेद काHindi
- rejtélyes, titokzatosHungarian
- rahasiaIndonesian
- hulinn, dulinnIcelandic
- arcanoItalian
- arcanusLatin
- geheim, duisterDutch
- uforståeligeNorwegian
- arcanaPolish
- arcanoPortuguese
- arcane - arcanRomanian
- таи́нственный, мисти́ческий, та́йный, скры́тыйRussian
- tajanstven, misteriozanSerbo-Croatian
- hemlig, fördold, mystisk, svårtillgänglig, esoterisk, sekretSwedish
- esrarlı, saklı, gizemliTurkish
- арканиUkrainian
- bí ẩnVietnamese
- 奥术Chinese
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